Answer with explanation:
If a electric charge is at rest or moving in an electric field in space it experiences an electric force mathematically given by
[tex]\overrightarrow{F}(x,y,z)=q\cdot \overrightarrow{E}(x,y,z)[/tex]
The force on the charge is independent of motion of the charge. Thus the charge is accelerated in an electric field.
As compared to electric field a magnetic field can only exert force on moving charge and not a stationary charge and the force is mathematically given by
[tex]\overrightarrow{F}(x,y,z)=q\overrightarrow{v}(x,y,z)\times \overrightarrow{B}(x,y,z)[/tex]
where
v is the velocity vector of the charge.
